Report: Edgar-Maynard 3 Ticketed for UFC 130

An anticipated third matchup between lightweight champion Frankie
Edgar (Pictured) and Gray
Maynard appears to be ticketed for UFC 130 on May 28 at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The two world-ranked lightweights engaged in a riveting five-round
draw at UFC 125 on New Year’s Day. Edgar, who survived a harrowing
first-round onslaught from the challenger, was suspended for six
months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after sustaining a
nasal fracture during the encounter but may be cleared early by a
physician. MMAFighting.com on Friday was first to report the
proposed rematch.

Entering the UFC 125 headliner, Edgar had rattled off five wins in
a row, including consecutive victories over former two-division
champion B.J. Penn. The
29-year-old Toms River, N.J., native defeated Penn at UFC 112 in
April to capture the lightweight crown and then turned away the
Hawaiian in his first title defense four months later. An
accomplished amateur wrestler, Edgar was a four-time national
qualifier at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Wins over AMA
Fight Club standout Jim Miller,
Xtreme Couture Mixed Martial Arts product Tyson
Griffin, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Mark Bocek and
former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk
strengthen his resume as one of the world’s top pound-for-pound
mixed martial artists. Edgar suffered his only career setback in a
unanimous decision defeat to Maynard at UFC Fight Night 13 in April
2008.